West Virginia state executive offices

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State executive offices

Governor • Lt. Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Superintendent of Schools • Insurance Commissioner • Controller • Agriculture Commissioner • Natural Resources Commissioner • Labor Commissioner • Public Service Commissioner

Elections

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Ballotpedia covers 13 state executive offices in the state of West Virginia.^[1] The executive branch is governed by Article VII of the West Virginia Constitution.^[2]

State executive organization

Executive officials in West Virginia are part of a three-pronged government structure that includes state legislators and state judges. The following chart details the relationship among different branches of West Virginia's state government:

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Current officeholders

Note: The lieutenant governor's office is not included below in the state's current officeholders list. In West Virginia, the president of the state Senate also serves as the lieutenant governor.

Elections

2024

See also: West Virginia state executive official elections, 2024

The following state executive offices are up for election in West Virginia in 2024:

Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Auditor
Treasurer
Agriculture Commission

2023

There were no state executive elections in West Virginia in 2023.

2022

There were no state executive offices up for election in West Virginia in 2022.

2021

There were no state executive elections in West Virginia in 2021.

2020

See also: West Virginia state executive official elections, 2020

The following state executive offices were up for election in West Virginia in 2020:

Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Auditor
Commissioner of Agriculture

2019

There were no state executive offices up for election in West Virginia in 2019.

2018

There were no state executive offices up for election in West Virginia in 2018.

2017

There were no state executive offices up for election in West Virginia in 2017.

2016

See also: West Virginia state executive official elections, 2016

Six executive offices were up for election in 2016:

• Governor
• Attorney General
• Secretary of State
• Treasurer
• Auditor
• Agriculture Commissioner

2015

There were no state executive elections in West Virginia in 2015.

2014

There were no state executive elections in West Virginia in 2014.

2013

There were no state executive elections in West Virginia in 2013.

2012

See also: West Virginia state executive official elections, 2012

The following state executive offices were up for election in West Virginia in 2012:

• Governor of West Virginia
• Attorney General of West Virginia
• West Virginia Secretary of State
• West Virginia Treasurer
• West Virginia State Auditor
• West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture

See also

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